Card shows in 2021

[parkplace33]

If/when cards shows come back in 2021, what do you think the landscape will look like? Some dealers haven’t been at shows in a long time, have many just moved to online selling? Or hunkered down until shows come back?

[Seven]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

If/when cards shows come back in 2021, what do you think the landscape will look like? Some dealers haven’t been at shows in a long time, have many just moved to online selling? Or hunkered down until shows come back?

Shows are already back to a limited extent. I'm sure things will be back to normal once the vaccine is gotten by a good portion of the general population. Shows are very much a social thing, which a lot of people enjoy going to.

[JollyElm]

There was a show out here (SF/Oakland area) last weekend in a very large, wide open room. It was almost entirely made up of modern stuff, which was shocking, but there was a reasonable amount of masked people digging through cards at quite a few of the tables, so good for them. I counted only a pair of vintage dealers, and the one I conversed with at length and actually bought stuff from (the other guy is at every single show with his beyond ridiculous pricing) haled from Arizona, which is a hike. While I was there, no one else was looking through either of these guy's cards (they occupied adjoining tables), and the fellah I bought from had sick runs of ungraded 1966 & 67 high numbers in beautiful shape, plus a handful of 1952 highs (and a Lou Brock RC I purchased). It certainly was a missed opportunity for vintage collectors/dealers. To me, the main problem was the show came out of nowhere and was held at an out-of-the-way (but pretty awesome 'fairgrounds') site. Since most of the other counties out here are on full lockdown (perhaps the promoter found a loophole?), many collectors probably weren't even aware it was happening.

[Johnny630]

I was wonder about the Chicago National in 2021 has anyone heard any updates on that ?

[Seven]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

I was wonder about the Chicago National in 2021 has anyone heard any updates on that ?

If I had to wager, we're not going to hear something until after the holidays at a minimum. Probably to gauge the rise/fall in cases. I will say that if it is in June, there will at a minimum, be a mask mandate.

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by Seven

If I had to wager, we're not going to hear something until after the holidays at a minimum. Probably to gauge the rise/fall in cases. I will say that if it is in June, there will at a minimum, be a mask mandate.

From the many of years of going to shows I can sadly say that poor hygiene in the form of foul body odor and bad breath is never in short supply at the shows. I’ll gladly welcome the Mask Mandate at shows.

[Steve D]

There was a show here in San Antonio yesterday and today; 90% of the cards was new shiny stuff, along with Star Wars toys and comic books. Maybe around 50 dealers or so. I went because JSA was there, and I had a recent purchase I needed to get authenticated. Everyone was masked-up.

Steve

[Hankphenom]

I see dates for the Philly Show (March5-7) and Chantilly Show (April 9-11) on the ESCM and CSA show websites. The October CSA show happened but the December Philly Show was cancelled, so who knows if these will go on depending on the virus situation this spring, I suppose, but I hope so. I hadn't heard of ESCM before, I guess they are the autograph promoters for these shows.